To Have
To Exist
intransitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means have and so the verb version means to have. An alternative meaning is to exist though this refers only to non-living inanimate things, not moving and living things. So really, this is similar to "to have" as well.
The kanji isn't used too often for this word, so when you're writing just use the kana. But you'll see the kanji used sometimes so it's important to be able to recognize it!
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
To have something is very nice. But now, the only thing you possess are screams. Imagine this. You are in a totally empty room with no possessions. You open a little box and look inside. It contains screams that yell: "AAAAHHHH" (あ).
お金が有る
to have money
車が有る
to have a car
ニーズが有る
to have a need, there is a need
マヨネーズなら、まだ少し有る。
We still have a little mayonnaise.
大学入学のためのお金は有りますか？
Do you have money for university enrollment?
今年は、花火大会が一回しか有りません。
This year, there is only one fireworks display.